The opera’s new season opened with the American premiere of this work by the composer Mark-Anthony Turnage.

An Opera Plot Ripped From the Tabloids
The New York City Opera, which faces financial distress, began its season on Tuesday night with the American premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s story of Anna Nicole Smith.

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LONDON -- Almost everyone I meet here has heard about "Anna Nicole," the new opera by the British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, which will have its premiere on Thursday by the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. The company has clearly done a good marketing job. The opera's tragic heroine is Anna Nicole Smith, the Playboy Playmate, model, actress and reality show host who died in 2007 from combined drug intoxication, according to forensics reports.